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Byrne, Liam

 
9781804543382: The Inequality of Wealth: Why it Matters and How to Fix it

Synopsis

The super-rich have never had it so good. But millions of us can't afford a home, an education or a pension. And unless we change course soon, the future will be even worse. Much worse. But things don't have to be like this.


In this bold new book, former Treasury Minister Liam Byrne explains why wealth inequality has grown so fast in recent years; warns how it threatens our society, economy and politics; shows where economics has got it wrong - and lays out a path back to common sense, with five practical ways to rebuild an old ideal: the wealth-owning democracy.


Liam Byrne draws on conversations and debates with former prime ministers, presidents and policymakers around the world, together with experts at the OECD, World Bank and IMF, to argue that after twenty years of statistics and slogans it's time for solutions that aren't just radical but plausible and achievable as well.


The future won't be a land of milk and honey but it could be a place where we live longer, happier, healthier and wealthier lives.

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À propos de l'auteur

The Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP is a British Labour Party politician, a member of His Majesty's Privy Council and the Chair of the House of Commons Business and Trade Select Committee. Liam served in Gordon Brown's Cabinet, in No. 10 Downing Street and HM Treasury, and chaired the Global Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF, 2019-2025.

Liam is the author of more than twenty publications on economics, foreign policy and public service reform. His previous book, The Inequality of Wealth: Why it Matters and How to Fix it, was shortlisted for the Westminster Book Awards 2024.

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